Overview

• Traffic police issued a 4:43 pm advisory about a vehicle breakdown near Ecospace Junction that slowed movement toward Marathahalli across Kadubeesanahalli, Devarabisanahalli and Bellandur.
• The tech corridor saw an extended near standstill, with reports describing delays of roughly four hours and trips of 12 km taking about two hours.
• Joint Commissioner of Police Karthik Reddy identified jammed wheels on a BMTC bus as the immediate cause of the congestion.
• Namma Metro construction and a service-road closure that began on October 6 have constrained alternate routes, intensifying the impact of the breakdown.
• Public frustration grew on social media as industry figures urged intervention, while Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar framed congestion as a broader challenge.